Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Hi ! I am new to this community and seeking advice and information.
I shall be moving to Doha in March to start my employment in the health sector and will be living in Barwa City. Can someone please advice : 1 what is Barwa city like in terms of facilities and things to do, 2 is there a dry cleaner/laundrette (washing and ironing shirts, trousers etc!) and the cost, 3 how much is taxi fare to west bay /pearl etc, 4 good hair dressers for men, 5 things to do and where to make friends (m/f), 6 what to do in the evenings Thanks and apologies for the long list ! you can imagine the nervousness of moving into a new environment !:unsure: |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Hi! Welcome to Qatar. Unfortunately i dont know much about Barwa city, but it's about 15km from West Bay, and a bit further to the Pearl. A taxi would probably cost 70-80 QAR but dont under estimate how long it will take to travel there at peak times. That would probably be the limiting factor rather than the cost.
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Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by oasisuk
(Post 11540230)
Hi ! I am new to this community and seeking advice and information.
I shall be moving to Doha in March to start my employment in the health sector and will be living in Barwa City. Can someone please advice : 1 what is Barwa city like in terms of facilities and things to do, 2 is there a dry cleaner/laundrette (washing and ironing shirts, trousers etc!) and the cost, 3 how much is taxi fare to west bay /pearl etc, 4 good hair dressers for men, 5 things to do and where to make friends (m/f), 6 what to do in the evenings Thanks and apologies for the long list ! you can imagine the nervousness of moving into a new environment !:unsure: |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by Brains1983
(Post 11541707)
how on earth did you get to the stage of moving to Doha without knowing/checking those things?
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Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
It's probably a bit late now but might be worth bearing in mind for others treading a similar path. A ticket to Doha and 3 nights in a hotel here with no other pressures other than to "Check the place out" would in my opinion be a very worthwhile investment. If you're coming here to work the chances are it's for decent money so the cost will be recovered in short order and if you learn it's not for you then that was a very worthwhile price to pay indeed.
Tatooine might sound exotic but would you go live there with out seeing the place! My opinion is that Barwa city, a collection of block house apartments and not a great deal else from what I saw of the place, is not somewhere I'd want to live. At least not without a car. Out in the sticks with not a lot of facilities. was my impression. FWIW, I have a car, still wouldn't want to live there. |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Never been in Barwa City itself, but did visit the construction site a couple of times. Here's my take:
New development of apartment blocks, maybe 3 years old. From outside it looks ok, for Qatar. Next to a huge graveyard, which is flooded with rising groundwater (Not kidding). Near the only booze shop in Qatar (QDC), which covers your question about what to do in the evening. Near Safari Mall, which is no longer smelly inside, since they covered the meat counter Huge roadworks nearby - Muntazah St. being upgraded to motorway Traffic nightmare getting to West Bay, easily an hour during the rush hour(s) Near Industrial Area, so lots of heavy lorries around (You won't believe this place until you see it, or worst still try to drive in it). Guessing that a 2-bed furnished apartment including utilities will be about QAR7.5k per month [J] |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by oasisuk
(Post 11540230)
Hi ! I am new to this community and seeking advice and information.
I shall be moving to Doha in March to start my employment in the health sector and will be living in Barwa City. Can someone please advice : 1 what is Barwa city like in terms of facilities and things to do, 2 is there a dry cleaner/laundrette (washing and ironing shirts, trousers etc!) and the cost, 3 how much is taxi fare to west bay /pearl etc, 4 good hair dressers for men, 5 things to do and where to make friends (m/f), 6 what to do in the evenings Thanks and apologies for the long list ! you can imagine the nervousness of moving into a new environment !:unsure: I wouldn't live there rent free |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by co durham boy
(Post 11546631)
Back of the industrial area and for a new development it's a shit tip , best part is that it's 10mins now to the airport , great escape times .
I wouldn't live there rent free |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by oasisuk
(Post 11540230)
Hi ! I am new to this community and seeking advice and information.
I shall be moving to Doha in March to start my employment in the health sector and will be living in Barwa City. Can someone please advice : 1 what is Barwa city like in terms of facilities and things to do, 2 is there a dry cleaner/laundrette (washing and ironing shirts, trousers etc!) and the cost, 3 how much is taxi fare to west bay /pearl etc, 4 good hair dressers for men, 5 things to do and where to make friends (m/f), 6 what to do in the evenings Thanks and apologies for the long list ! you can imagine the nervousness of moving into a new environment !:unsure: |
Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Apparently a shop has opened now as before there was literally nothing.
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Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by britexpat76
(Post 11546833)
Apparently a shop has opened now as before there was literally nothing.
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Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by CountingStars
(Post 11546781)
Is this where your permanent accomodation is going to be based or your initialy temporary accomodation? I understand that some of the health organisations provide expats with temporary accomodation (which is usually out of the way) until they receive their Qatari resident permit. Once you have your resident permit, which usually takes about 3 months, you should be in a position to choose your 'permanent' accomodation.
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Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by oasisuk
(Post 11547504)
Its temp accomodation till other formalities complete, any suggestions as to where to apply for perm residency after, I was lookin ginto west bay, Al Waab and MAdinat Khalifa (in that order)
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Re: Qatar - Barwa City - help and guide !
Originally Posted by oasisuk
(Post 11547504)
Its temp accomodation till other formalities complete, any suggestions as to where to apply for perm residency after, I was lookin ginto west bay, Al Waab and MAdinat Khalifa (in that order)
Al waab, 13000-15000 k mostly villas compounds 2-3 bdr madinat khalifa 8-9k... i actually prefer duhail than madinat khalifa, and its almost the same location, traffic and commute wise |
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